Pheromones

Esme absorbed every word Finnian shared concerning the demon shifter to her, and a chilling realization began to take shape in her head.

Finnian was depicted as the hero today – deliberately so – while the demon shifter remained an embodiment of evil in the eyes of everyone. He must have known that the people of Illyria have never witnessed two demon shifters clash before, so Finnian, being the first in their eye, would serve a great advantage for him.

Esme found herself recoiling at the memory of how callously he had taken lives at the moonstone hall, as if there were no consequences for such acts. It was a straight-up reminder that he had always been the enemy. But now, she was left grappling with the twist she never saw coming behind his deed.

The killing and everything, he planned it all to save Finnian. But why would he do something like that for someone he barely knows??